July 2009 – Technical Rollup Mail – Platforms

Accelerate Your Migration to the Latest Microsoft Products and Infrastructure

Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0 Beta and get an integrated tool for conducting network-wide readiness assessments for migration to Microsoft technologies. The MAP toolkit provides adaptable guidance and proposals to help simplify the planning and deployment of your IT projects for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V and more.

Plan the right desktop infrastructure technology for your business needs. Windows Optimised Desktop Scenarios simplify requirements-gathering tasks and automate desktop technology selection so you get the IT manageability you require and users enjoy the various levels of power and flexibility they need. This new version (v1.1) includes Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 features such as BranchCache, DirectAccess, BitLockerToGo, and AppBlocker

In this four-part series, Partner Technology Specialist Matt McSpirit and NetApp’s Steve Winfield and Pete Mason give a detailed overview of the NetApp storage for Hyper-V ‘value add’, and the importance of storage efficiency in a virtual environment. The first video in the series is an overview; the remaining three demonstrate configuring and implementing a small-scale infrastructure using the technologies.

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.

“Oslo” is the code name for Microsoft’s next generation modeling platform. It consists of a modeling language, codename “M”, a modeling tool, codename “Quadrant”, a repository and a set of models that target specific domains.

This guide describes how to digitally sign driver packages and stage them on a computer running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 in a manner that allows a user to install the package without administrative privileges.

Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Online is a collection of Web-based tools and technologies built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that help you store, share, and manage digital information within your company. This white paper describes the services and features that are included with the Standard offering of SharePoint Online.

Covers the functional and architectural aspects of DirectAccess, a technology introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to enable mobile workers to seamlessly connect to enterprise network resources when connected to the Internet.

The Window Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have support statements from the application manufacturer or which have earned the status of “Certified for Windows Vista” or “Works with Windows Vista”.

Discover the Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory features that enhance identity management and simplified management capabilities that provide more control of management resources. In this webcast, we examine the improved management capabilities that automate Active Directory tasks using Windows PowerShell and improved administrative tasks using Administrative Center for Active Directory. We discuss the Best Practice Analyzers to help manage Active Directory deployments and an Active Directory Recycle Bin to help you recover deleted objects. We also explore the improved management of user accounts and offline domain join, which enables computers to join a domain without being connected to the domain during the deployment process, and we explore the new feature known as authentication assurance.

Presenter: Matthew Hester, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation According to Matt Hester, being an IT professional means working with computers right where the magic begins. Matt loves reaching out to users and customers in the local community, and he gets a thrill from installing a server that can send e-mail or provide other valuable services. Matt is a seasoned TechNet presenter, a Microsoft Exchange Server insider, and he worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for more than eight years before joining Microsoft. A movie buff with a massive DVD collection, Matt also runs marathons and dreams of being a professional football player or joining the PGA tour. Matt cites his father as his role model: “The older I get, the smarter he gets.” It is funny how that works.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us.…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services .Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:9889742…

In this session, we will examine Remote Desktop Services for Windows Server 2008 R2.We will begin by discussing user experience improvements in RemoteApp and Remote Desktop. Then we will discuss remote application improvements by integrating Applications in start menu. Next, we will explore Remote Desktop Services manageability improvements. The topics will include TS Powershell support, improved application installs, single management console for both RemoteApp & Desktop connections and RemoteApp and Desktop Web Access, Single sign-on experience within a workspace, and connection broker install & profile management. Finally, we will explore how Remote Desktop Services improves presentation services by providing a single broker to connect users to virtual machines. The topics will include enhanced solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V.Presenter: Yung Chou, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Yung Chou is an IT Evangelist in the Microsoft Across America TechNet team. His previous roles and responsibilities within Microsoft include support account management, service deliveries, and as a Technology Specialist. His professional interests include Microsoft secure and dynamic collaboration solutions, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), Groove networks and security, and Windows Server 2008 virtualization solutions.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business WorkloadsIf you have questions or feedback, contact us…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:9889742…

This session will explore Group Policy enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. We will show you how Administrative template improvements make it easier to configure and Group Policy preference improvements to configure defaults for non-Group Policy-aware Windows components.Then we will discuss Starter GPO improvements and scripting Group Policy Objects using Windows Powershell Group Policy cmdlets.Presenter: John Baker, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation John Baker started in Microsoft Consulting Services as an infrastructure consultant. He has logged more than 100 TechNet Events and given presentations for the launch of the Microsoft Office System. John has also delivered a variety of webcasts and live events that tackle Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Group Policy, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. As an IT professional, John loves how new products and technologies are always lurking around the corner. That is also a major challenge, which is why he recently completed the Windows Server 2003 MCSE upgrade certification and two security exams.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business WorkloadsIf you have questions or feedback, contact us.…

This session will explore Server Migration capabilities and new server administration improvements with the Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT) and Server Manager. We will first discuss the supported Migration Scenarios. Then we will explain how Technet Migration Guides can be used to speed up server migration. Next, we will review how to initially configure a server to install Windows Server 2008 R2. Then, we will cover how Windows Server 2008 R2 consolidates many of these tasks into a single screen called the Initial Configuration Tasks (ICT). Then we will go over the Windows PowerShell command-line tool to discuss the new Migration cmdlets. Finally, we will explore Server Manager Improvements for remote management, Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) that helps administrators reduce best practice violations by scanning roles and reporting best practice violations to the administrator, and enhanced integration with many roles services management consoles. The topics will include installing Branch Cache role and remote managing servers in the network infrastructure.

Presenter: Matthew Hester, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation According to Matt Hester, being an IT professional means working with computers right where the magic begins. Matt loves reaching out to users and customers in the local community, and he gets a thrill from installing a server that can send e-mail or provide other valuable services. Matt is a seasoned TechNet presenter, a Microsoft Exchange Server insider, and he worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for more than eight years before joining Microsoft. A movie buff with a massive DVD collection, Matt also runs marathons and dreams of being a professional football player or joining the PGA tour. Matt cites his father as his role model: “The older I get, the smarter he gets.” It is funny how that works.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads. If you have questions or feedback, contact us…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:9889742…

This session will explore how Microsoft® Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) tool can make it easier for you to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for your IT needs. It is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory computer hardware, software, and operating systems in small or large IT environments—without installing any agent software on the target computers. We will begin by discussing MAP capabilities and features for determining software and hardware needs throughout your IT infrastructure. The topics will include how MAP works to assess computers throughout the organization and operating systems that it supports. Then we will explore how MAP can simplify the planning process for migrating to Windows 7 and Office 2007. Next, we will examine how MAP can be used for Application Virtualization. Then, we will cover migration to Windows Server 2008 R2. Finally we explore how MAP can be used to consolidate Servers to Hyper-V. Presenter: Shawn Travers, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Shawn Travers has presented more than 500 live events to more than 25,000 IT professionals, partners, and resellers. As a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Shawn enjoys playing with new technologies; however, he finds helping other IT professionals solve problems and tackle unfamiliar products the most rewarding part of his job. View other sessions from: Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads If you have questions or feedback, contact us.…

The session will explore how Windows Server 2008 R2 saves IT costs by using Virtualization technologies to consolidate servers, improve availability, improve manageability of Hyper-V servers, and simplified deployment methods for virtual machines and physical machine deployments. First we will discuss Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V features that consolidate servers. The topics include simplified deployment features and hardware support. Then we will discuss Failover Clustering Live Migration feature that fails over share cluster vm’s to ensure servers are available 24/7. Then we will discuss reducing deployment costs using Microsoft Assessment and Planning Accelerator, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to provision Hyper-V on physical and vm machines. Finally, we will discuss manageability enhancements in Hyper-V Manager, Server Manager, Windows Powershellcmdlets, and System Center suite that provides seamless management experiencePresenter: Chris Avis, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Chris Avis began his career at Microsoft in 1994 working on Microsoft Windows NT networking and later moving to the Microsoft BackOffice Server and Windows Small Business Server support team. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who enjoys it when audience members realize, “I did not know I could do that!” If you are lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Chris shares his broad knowledge of the installation, networking configuration, and management of Microsoft products while doing his best to make your introduction to new technologies fast-paced and engaging.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads. If you have questions or feedback, contact us…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode: 9889742…

This session will explore NPS and NAP enhancements to show how Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are better together. We will first discuss NPS deployment improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2. The topics will include configuration templates, Automated NPS SQL logging setup, accounting improvements, multiple SHV policy, and IAS migration. Then we will discuss Windows 7 user interface improvements in the action center. Next, we will discuss the quality improvements and new capabilities to the NAP compliance exchange. Then, we will discuss how NPS and NAP can be integrated with Microsoft technologies including Direct Access and Terminal Server Gateway. Finally, we will discuss how to configure Windows 7 clients for NAP and configure NPS server health policies.Presenter: John Baker, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation John Baker started in Microsoft Consulting Services as an infrastructure consultant. He has logged more than 100 TechNet Events and given presentations for the launch of the Microsoft Office System. John has also delivered a variety of webcasts and live events that tackle Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Group Policy, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. As an IT professional, John loves how new products and technologies are always lurking around the corner. That is also a major challenge, which is why he recently completed the Windows Server 2003 MCSE upgrade certification and two security exams.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business WorkloadsIf you have questions or feedback, contact us.…

This session is about some of the technologies that will make a real difference to IT professionals. We will be covering many new features included in Windows Server 2008 R2 that improve the cost of ownership. We will be taking a closer look at specific technologies that will improve Administration, Data Center, and Branch office deployments. The features in this session will include: Branch Cache, Server Core new features, file system improvements for branch office deployments, and Windows Powershell.Presenter: Kevin Remde, Senior IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation A prolific blogger, Kevin Remde shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers Web site and the IT Professional Community Web site. As a webcast presenter, he has landed on the Microsoft top 10 webcast list several times. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT professional, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run with them. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota (go Gophers!), where he also studied music theory and composition.View other sessions from Windows Server 2008: Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business WorkloadsIf you have questions or feedback, contact us.…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:9889742…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:9889742…

Want to learn more about hosted services with Microsoft?Register for this informational webinar to learn about opportunities for partners to create a recurring revenue stream. This Live Meeting session will cover the Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA), reselling a Private Label solution and Microsoft’s Online Services. Who Should Register? Partners NOT enrolled in SPLA. ForAudio:Bridge: 1.866.500.6738Passcode:9889742…

Interactive Webcast CalendarThe interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Win Vista Home Basic 32bit AL: An optional update is available to update the Daylight Saving Time for Bangladesh for the year 2009 for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 based computers

Win Vista Home Prem 32bit AL: Some base values are not updated when you use the Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk WMI class to calculate performance data in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: The seek slider sticks at the beginning of the seek-bar on the Windows Media Player control panel when you play a media file that is encoded with GSM codec on a computer that is running Windows Media Player 11

Win Vista Ultimate 32bit AL: You cannot access an administrative share on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, after you set the SrvsvcDefaultShareInfo registry entry to configure the default share permissions for a network share

Windows XP Professional EN: The Last Name field is blank in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box when you use the Mail Merge feature on a computer that has a non-English version of 2007 Microsoft Office system installed

Windows XP Professional EN: When you use the Windows Key+L keyboard sequence to lock a Windows XP-based computer shortly after you log on to the system, the operating system may be automatically unlocked and the desktop can be accessed

Windows XP Professional EN: Error message when you try to access an SD card on a Windows XP-based computer that has a particular combination of SD host controller and SD card: “The disk in drive <X> is not formatted”

Windows XP SP3 AL: The CLIENTNAME environment variable returns the value “Console” instead of the actual client name when users first log on to a Windows XP SP3-based computer by using Remote Desktop Connection

Win Svr Std 2003 R2 EN: Map data still exists in the MapCache file after you run the “nismap del” command on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2 and has Server for Network Information Service (NIS) installed

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you remove a third-party disk resource from a Cluster group by using the Failover Cluster Management Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in: “Failure removing storage resource. Could not move the resource to available storage.”

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: A warning event is logged repeatedly on a member computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 R2 when you configure read-only replicated folders on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The version number of some WINS database records are truncated on a Windows Server 2008 WINS server when you use the “netsh wins server show database servers={}” command to output WINS records

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message on a Windows Server 2008-based computerwhen you run the High Availability wizard to add a new virtual machine to a Windows cluster:”That storage resource is already being used by another virtual machine”

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: Error message when you try to open a file that is associated with a file name extension that has uppercase letters:”The RDP file has settings that cannot be overridden by command line. The remote connection cannot be started”

Windows Svr 2008 Ent AL: The report generation process may stop responding when you run Perfmon.exe with the Active Directory Diagnostics template to generate a report on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: Dynamic disks are marked as Invalid on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista when you bring the disks online, take the disks offline, or restart the computer

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: iSCSI Initiator dialog box displays a reconnecting session status after you disconnect and then reconnect the physical connection to the iSCSI target on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

Windows Svr 2008 Std AL: The handle count and the memory usage of an application keep increasing if the application calls PDH APIs to add and delete V2 performance counters on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

Windows Svr Std 2003 EN: On a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server, terminal service-related settings may not be effective if the “Process even if the group policy objects have not changed” option is enabled for Registry Policy Processing